rattler

[ rat-ler ]

/ ˈræt lər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR rattler ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a rattlesnake.

a person or thing that rattles.

Informal. a fast freight train.

Origin of rattler

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at rattle¹, -er¹

Words nearby rattler

rattlebrained, rattle-bush, rattlehead, rattle off, rattlepate, rattler, rattlesnake, rattlesnake fern, rattlesnake flag, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake plantain

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Example sentences from the Web for rattler

Betty had dreaded its being either a rattler or a copperhead.
Betty Lee, Sophomore|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
But in that moment the rattler apparently decided it had waited long enough.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
The bite of the Indiana rattler has been known to prove fatal to both man and beast.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
Lebrun had never been seen to lift his hand, but he was more dreaded than a rattler.
Gunman's Reckoning|Max Brand

It did me an immense deal of good to make Rattler mix my drinks for me,—Rattler!
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for rattler

rattler

/ (ˈrætlə) /

noun

something that rattles

mainly US and Canadian an informal name for rattlesnake

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单词	rattler
释义	rattler [ rat-ler ] / ˈræt lər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rattler ON THESAURUS.COM noun a rattlesnake. a person or thing that rattles. Informal. a fast freight train. Origin of rattler late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at rattle¹, -er¹ Words nearby rattler rattlebrained, rattle-bush, rattlehead, rattle off, rattlepate, rattler, rattlesnake, rattlesnake fern, rattlesnake flag, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake plantain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rattler Betty had dreaded its being either a rattler or a copperhead. Betty Lee, Sophomore\|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) But in that moment the rattler apparently decided it had waited long enough. The Scarlet Lake Mystery\|Harold Leland Goodwin The bite of the Indiana rattler has been known to prove fatal to both man and beast. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers\|Various Lebrun had never been seen to lift his hand, but he was more dreaded than a rattler. Gunman's Reckoning\|Max Brand It did me an immense deal of good to make Rattler mix my drinks for me,—Rattler! The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales\|Bret Harte British Dictionary definitions for rattler rattler / (ˈrætlə) / noun something that rattles mainly US and Canadian an informal name for rattlesnake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rattler goods train
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rattler

noun

Origin of rattler

Words nearby rattler

Example sentences from the Web for rattler

British Dictionary definitions for rattler

noun

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